I’ve been looking into my family tree lately and found some really interesting names!
Some of them are…
Siblings:
[name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
Siblings:
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
Siblings born in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] (most have an Italian name, English name, and some have a nickname too)
[name_f]Fiori[/name_f] (aka [name_m]Robert[/name_m] nn [name_m]Bob[/name_m])
Albericco (aka [name_m]Albert[/name_m] nn [name_m]Al[/name_m])
[name_f]Letizia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lettie[/name_f]
Remiggi (aka [name_u]James[/name_u] nn [name_m]Jim[/name_m])
[name_u]America[/name_u] nn [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (first kid born in [name_u]America[/name_u] after immigrating)
[name_f]Ita[/name_f] (aka [name_f]Edith[/name_f])
Angiolina (aka [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u])
Other interesting names:
Hadessa [name_f]Jewel[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabetta[/name_f]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m] [name_m]Casper[/name_m]
Marvilla
What interesting gems have you berries found in your family trees?
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Some of them I found on ancestry, mostly my material grandmas side. My grandpa keeps records of all the family history starting with my great great grandparents on his side (the family that immigrated from [name_f]Italy[/name_f]). I couldn’t find that much on my dads side.
My great-grandmother’s sister was named [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f].
I don’t have a family tree, but these are the ones I remember:
DADS SIDE
My great grandparents:
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] and [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]’s kids:
[name_m]Ross[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (my granddad)
[name_m]Wayne[/name_m] - unknown middle
([name_m]Wayne[/name_m] and [name_f]Frances[/name_f]’ kids):
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Bradley[/name_u]
My other great grandparents:
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f] and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]’s kids:
[name_u]Darryl[/name_u]
[name_f]Evonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Maree[/name_f] (my nan)
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m]
[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Pete[/name_m]
(naming all of their kids would be exhausting!)
[name_f]Maree[/name_f] and [name_m]Ross[/name_m]’ kids:
[name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_m]Rodney[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] (my Dad)
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
MUMS SIDE
We don’t know a lot about our family history, because Mum grew up in a different country and actually doesn’t remember their grandparents.
My maternal grandparents:
Danama “[name_u]Dana[/name_u]”
I can’t remember his full name, but granddad went by Vel.
[name_u]Dana[/name_u] and Vel’s kids:
[name_f]Lakshmi[/name_f] “[name_f]Mary[/name_f]”
Seeven
Sarasbadee “[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]” (my mum)
Gason
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]’s kids:
Shrivana
[name_f]Daveena[/name_f] Ameesha
Tileisha [name_f]Maree[/name_f]
I’ve got a family tree that stretches back to the 1700’s, which I find super interesting! From that, I found quite a few surprising names. You can tell my family is very Welsh, from some of the names lol. All of these are first names and are just a select few from my ridiculously large family!
[name_m]Merlin[/name_m], [name_f]Charity[/name_f], [name_m]Dodge[/name_m], [name_f]Lilac[/name_f], [name_u]Gardner[/name_u], [name_m]Heywood[/name_m], [name_m]Gwylym[/name_m], [name_m]Lamont[/name_m], [name_f]Mally[/name_f], [name_m]Oswald[/name_m], [name_f]Olwen[/name_f], [name_m]Emrys[/name_m], [name_m]Percival[/name_m], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Nanny[/name_f], [name_f]Mona[/name_f], [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], [name_m]Powell[/name_m], [name_m]Webb[/name_m] & [name_m]Shon[/name_m].
Here are some names from my family tree.
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Bea[/name_f])
[name_f]Doris[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Dot[/name_f])
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_u]Royal[/name_u]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Johannah[/name_f]
[name_m]Norbert[/name_m] (nn Norb)
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (nn Dodi)
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
Diedrich
[name_m]Ethelbert[/name_m]
I have a relative from the 1600s or so named [name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]. I was briefly obsessed with that name a couple of years ago as a result.
Many relatives on my mother’s side, such as my great-grandfather and most of his siblings, had such uncommon names that I’d potentially reveal myself if I posted them.
My grandfather on my dad’s side was born with a really unique name (his biological parents were Polish immigrants). However, it was Anglicized upon adoption.
Some interesting names from my family tree:
[name_m]Elwin[/name_m] [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_u]Chauncey[/name_u] [name_m]Newell[/name_m]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] [name_m]Ward[/name_m]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]Hazen[/name_m]
[name_m]Eliphalet[/name_m] (m)
[name_m]Increase[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilman[/name_m]
Lyford
Biley [name_m]Dudley[/name_m]
Vasthe (f)
[name_u]Abiah[/name_u] [name_u]West[/name_u]
Waity
siblings [name_m]Dudley[/name_m], Mehitable, [name_m]Alpheus[/name_m], [name_f]Rhoda[/name_f], and [name_f]Fannie[/name_f]
Curwin
[name_m]Theophilus[/name_m]
Oseth (f)
[name_u]Experience[/name_u] (f)
[name_f]Iva[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Glenice[/name_f] [name_f]Lola[/name_f]
(spouses) Melzer & Alzada
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
Luman
Aylward
siblings Macock & Tryal
[name_f]Azubah[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f] (m)
[name_f]Perley[/name_f] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Hazelton[/name_m]
Jacomina
[name_m]Cornelis[/name_m]
siblings [name_f]Alysoun[/name_f], Nans & [name_f]Honor[/name_f]
Carstyntie
[name_u]Harley[/name_u] [name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Claus[/name_m] Kuyper
Eimee
Harthern
Carpenter
[name_u]Sion[/name_u]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
Shubael
Desier
Hopestill
… I could go on.